Clinton, N.Y. -- The Bates men's basketball team got strong performances from a pair of sophomores but fell 76-58 at Hamilton Saturday afternoon.

Hamilton's Graham Robinson tallied a season-high 12 points in 18 minutes off the bench as he went 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Conner Rood also scored 12 points and Patrick Mogan added 10. Nick Osarenren filled the stat sheet with eight points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six steals. The Continentals produced 30 bench points and secured 22 points off 19 Bates turnovers. The Continentals (8-7, 2-2 NESCAC) went 19-for-22 (86.4 percent) at the free-throw line. Hamilton owned a 48-34 advantage on the glass.

Sophomore Simon McCormick (Whitefield, Maine) led the Bobcats (5-6, 0-3 NESCAC) with a game-high 17 points while going 5 of 12 from behind the arc, and sophomore Devin Harris (Bear, Del.) put up 11 in 17 minutes off the bench. The Bobcats went just 7-for-18 at the free-throw line.

The Bobcats led for most of the first eight minutes until a jumper in the paint by Rood put Hamilton in front for good at 16-14 midway through the half. Bates was still within two points at 23-21 with 5:27 left, but the Continentals ended the half with 15 straight points. Robinson and Elliott Tirbaso powered the run with consecutive 3-pointers, and Tirbaso's jumper in the paint made it 38-21.

Hamilton took its largest lead of 32 points at 69-37 on an old-fashioned 3-point play by Christian McDaniel '24 with 7:07 remaining. Despite a 10-point run by the Bobcats late in the second half, the Continentals led by no fewer than 17 points after the break.

The Bobcats return to action Tuesday night when they host the University of Maine at Farmington. Tip is set for 7pm.